Iam so confused right now first told it’s in my right lung 5.5cm then sent to another hospital got all measured up for radiotherapy to days before radio phone call come back to see oncologist gone to brain then told they are to small to operate so sends...
I still can't believe I'm here writing this. I am a physically fit 54 year old. In October last year I started to have extreme pain in my right shoulder. I was sent to physio, this didn't help and actually made it worse. It felt different to MSK pain...
My name is Nick and have reached my 75th summer. I’ve been married to Margaret for 54 of those summers, but in our 53rd one, Margaret was diagnosed with squamous cell lung cancer. Totally out of the blue! Margaret has never been one to share sensitive...
Hi, I had lower right lobe removed in October 25, it was for open surgery including rib spreading. My recovery was good for the first six weeks and then sudden pain began. I was diagnosed with post thoracic pain syndrome which I've never heard of. Unfortunately...
Hi, I have posted before but being in total shock, I never had the brain piwer to introduce myself. I was diagnosed with limited SCLC end of Feb. Chemo started 16/3 and just had second cycle of chemo and started radiotherapy. 2 days in and I need...
Lovely 60th present, not! Diagnosed with an 8.5 x5 cm tumor on my right hilum, i call it the junctoon box of my lung. It's small cell aggressive and I was told i had about 3 months without treatment, my treatment started 2 days later, chemo, and couldn...
My father was diagnosed less that 6 weeks ago with the only symptom being a cough. He has deteriorated massively in a short space of time. A 12cm tumour on the upper left of lung. Spread to lymph nodes and pressing onto airway and also on adrenal glands...
Hi, my husband who is 84 has had heart failure and COPD for years so is already short of breath and not very active. He recently had an acute bout of colitis which required pet scan and. X-ray. These showed up a mass on his lung but they say he can’t...
Ink I’ve been on a few times but never introduced myself I have stage 3 lung cancer all I now it’s 5.5cm on right lung I’ve had all scans and biopsy that was not very nice whentt to see oncology dr who sent me for a brain scan went for scan then got measured...
First day of treatment and feeling tired but ok. Just worried about side effects. Wondering about hair loss.
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